At 14:13 09/05/2007, you wrote:
An interesting item is on eBay, a set of buttons with matching bar pins and
some strange, metal curly things. Can anyone tell me what these were for?
Search for item # 320110929170
Kim
These are for a dress/evening suit, I would imagine. They may be for
a shirt, or possibly a waistcoat*. There will be eyelet holes in the
shirt/waistcoat instead of buttonholes. The buttons will have small
rings on the backs, which go through the eyelets, then the "curly"
things slide through the rings, which secures them. My husband has a
beautiful set in blue.
* I have Victorian waistcoats which fasten like this - it means you
can was them without spoiling the buttons.
Suzi
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